Badlands Now Park: Government acquires fields of fossils for South Dakota Recreation Area

When the Badlands National Monument was created America’s recreational territory was about 150,000 acres richer. The monument was first proposed by Sen. Peter Norbeck in 1910 and it was he who was largely responsible for the passage of a Congressional measure which made Pres. Roosevelt’s proclamation possible.

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When the Badlands National Monument was created America’s recreational territory was about 150,000 acres richer. The monument was first proposed by Sen. Peter Norbeck in 1910 and it was he who was largely responsible for the passage of a Congressional measure which made Pres. Roosevelt’s proclamation possible.